Pin or brooch Id help needed.

[littlemike]

I have looked up and down the internet and can find anything about it or that looks like it.I believe it brass or copper.there no kind of markings on it that I can find.

thanks for any help....
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[Breezie]

Hello Mike, First of all, WELCOME to the forum. Your brooch is Victorian, but to ID it properly, we need to know more about it. #1 Did you find it at the beach or near the ocean? Salt water elements can change the look of metal. Your brooch could be Marcasite, which is made from pyrite/fool's gold. #2 You said it could be brass. To know, rub a known brass key, and then smell of your fingers. Brass has a very distinct odor. Wash your hands, and do the same with the brooch. I'm still leaning toward Marcasite. #3 Is it marked anywhere? #4 Are the stones set in prongs; I can't tell from the pics? Breezie

 

[gemee]

Breezie, are you looking at the same photo that I am? There are no marcasites on this pin. I see a brass tone pin with most probably foil-back glued-in green rhinestones.
I can not see the clasp, but if it has a safety lever on it, then it is 1930's or newer. If it has the old C-type clasp without a safety, then it is the 1920's or earlier.

The pin strikes me as circa 1940's, IF it has a safety clasp.

 

[Breezie]

Breezie, are you looking at the same photo that I am? There are no marcasites on this pin. I see a brass tone pin with most probably foil-back glued-in green rhinestones.
I can not see the clasp, but if it has a safety lever on it, then it is 1930's or newer. If it has the old C-type clasp without a safety, then it is the 1920's or earlier.

The pin strikes me as circa 1940's, IF it has a safety clasp.

Gemee, I should have been more clear in my post. You are correct, there are no actual marcasites jewels in this brooch. I was referring to the metal as being white pyrite, often called marcasite metal. Speaking scientifically, the word marcasite can mean both pyrite and marcasite, which in general are iron sulfides. As far as the green stones are concerned, I couldn't tell from the pic if they had prongs or not because sometimes the prongs can be flush. I'd like to see the brooch cleaned. Breezie

 

[NOLA_Ken]

looks like a 1940's-50's costume piece to me, don't just toss it in the junk bin though, some of those pieces are worth money. Are there any marks at all on the back? On the clasp?